Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals status post cholecystectomy, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to missing medical opinions regarding secondary service connection theories and a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining records from Wright Patterson Air Force Base for the period of November 2003 to March 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals status post cholecystectomy, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107850
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